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While the foil, called by the brand name "Bare-metal Foil" looks great, it's the devil to apply, especially around compound curves.
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Still, it doesn't give off toxic fumes and doesn't get all over everything.
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The original Leading Lady lacked a bottom ball turret gun.
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After bombers began to be escorted to the target by fighters, the bottom gun was deemed unneccesary.
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However, in the Monogram model, not installing the turret would leave a gaping hole.
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And we wouldn't want to lose an unsuspecting radioman that way, would we?.
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The original Leading Lady ended her career on Christmas day, 1944. She was force-landed in Brussels.
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Luckily, Mose wasn't flying her. Then again, if he had been, that never would have happened.
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Mose's co-pilot was Leo Jones. He was such a good copilot that he got a crew of his own.
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This model took about 120 hours to build over the course of 6 months. (I'm slow.)
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I'll build you your plane, if the price is right.
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But it'll never be as nice as the "Leading Lady."
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Email Nick